Lose weight, Limit or avoid alcohol and caffeine, Keep stress under control, Avoid foods that aggravate GERD including onions, garlic, fatty and greasy foods, chocolate, and peppermint. low-fat foods is important to minimize reflux symptoms, because fatty foods usually stay in your stomach longer. Any foods that decrease gastric emptying tend to worsen GERD, Don't smoke
Sip chamomile tea. It can help soothe inflamed tissue in the esophagus.
Try sleeping on your left side.